New Years 2019

I spent months trying to dream up something to top the spectacular party I threw for New Years Eve last year. I finally decided I needed to have a ball drop like they have at Times Square. I called up the company that made the Times Square ball and had some serious sticker shock. They claimed that miniaturizing all the electronics down to a 4 inch ball was very expensive. So much for that idea.

One evening my wife was watching “Dancing with the Chipmunks” and telling me about her favorite famous chipmunk (some royal princess) on the show. She predicted the princess would win the mirror ball trophy. It dawned one me I could make my own “mirror ball.”  I found an old softball that the neighbor’s dogs have given up playing with and bought a bottle of glitter. How hard could it be? The kids make artwork out of this stuff all the time.

I not sure a florescent green ball was the best choice.

This is taking longer than I expected. So, I decided to apply glitter with both paws and my nose simultaneously. (I hope this stuff washes off otherwise I will be forever known as “glitter nose”)

 

I just finished applying the first bottle. I think I am going to need a couple of more bottles of glitter. I hope I finish this in time.

What do you think? Not bad if I say so myself. I am all ready for the ball drop.